The Skatalites specjalnie przedstawiać nie trzeba. Jest to istniejąca od 1964 roku (!) jamajska grupa muzyczna, założona przez dziewięcioro instrumentalistów. Muzyków zaangażował Clement "Sir Coxsone" Dodd jako muzyków sesyjnych w Studio One. The Skatalites stali się prekursorami muzyki ska i najsłynniejszym zespołem rasta obok The Wailers i Boba Marleya.
Album "Walk With Me" nagrany został jeszcze w 2011 r., jego inicjatorem był bebniarz Lloyd Knibb, który niestety zmarł niedługo po nagraniu płyty.
From 1964 on, the SKATALITES are considered ancestors of the Jamaican pop culture and have the ska and reggae genre unparalleled globally signifi cated. The 11 songs, some brand new, some re-recorded classics, show the SKATALITES after almost 50 years as a band in top form and convey perfectly the distinctive spirit of the band, the sweeping, soulful groove, often sweet, melancholy and memorable catchy brass hooks, the sleepwalker safe and light-footed interaction - in short, everything that this living music legend so unique and makes animated storm of excitement worldwide audiences to this day over again. Few bands are alone through the unconditional love of their music by a half-century. „Walk With Me“ refl ects the spirit that goes with it.
WALK WITH ME presents that last recordings done by original drummer Lloyd Knibb who passed away shortly before this album saw release. The 11 tracks on this album are a tribute to all the members who have passed on over the years and is another in long line of outstanding collections from the grandfathers of Reggae and all Jamaican music.
The Skatalites began performing in Jamaica in May 1964. The group was so hot that their first rehearsal became a show. So many people had lined up outside the venue, they decided to just charge admission and let everybody in! They were the top musicians on the island at the time, having come together after playing in ....... więcej